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Signs You Are Going to Win

And Why You Can’t Half-Ass It

4 min readSep 27, 2025

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Winning doesn’t always look like a finish line or a round of applause. It's often a single clap in the auditorium, and sometimes it’s for a very long time. That applause of that one person is your clap. It’s you cheering you on late in the day, early in the morning, and in the middle of whatever challenging BS you happen to be looking at.

Below are signs you’re already on your way. And we end with a truth that separates the winners from everyone else.

You Keep Getting Back Up

No matter how many times you get knocked down, you rise. Not always gracefully. Not always confidently. But you do it anyway. We are ALL built to be this way, and those of us who dare to keep getting back up are better off than if we just stayed on the floor.

That instinct to keep going? That’s a win in progress. That’s you on your way to winning a milestone.

“Winners don’t avoid failure. They outlast it.”

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Get Back Up

You’re Uncomfortable

You feel the stretch. You doubt. You feel either too big or too small. That discomfort? It means you’re growing.

Maybe you know enough, or, conversely, maybe you know there's more to learn…

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Norman the Writer
Norman the Writer

Written by Norman the Writer

On Medium circa summer of 2024 and pushing my writing. Pushing to connect with y’all. Northampton, MA USA @bakernorman66@gmail.com

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